What Is HD?

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person’s physical and mental abilities usually during their prime working years and has no cure.

Find Help

Locate HDSA Chapters and Affiliates, Support Groups, Social Workers, and Centers of Excellence in your area as well as additional local medical, legal, social, and therapeutic resources for people with HD and their families.

HD Research

Since 1999, the Huntington’s Disease Society of America has committed more than $20 million to fund research, with the goal of finding effective treatments to slow Huntington’s disease. Our research efforts have helped to increase the number of scientists working on HD and have shed light on many of the complex biological mechanisms involved.

Healthcare Professional resources

This section includes online courses for physicians, social workers and therapists who care for people with HD at the local level. Courses deal with cognitive, physical, therapeutic, technological and legal HD issues among other topics. This section also includes reference materials in video and PDF format for Social Workers on HD issues listed by varied categories.

GET INVOLVED

When Marjorie Guthrie founded our organization in 1967, her vow was to “do something” about this devastating disease. Today we continue her legacy by bringing together the entire community to provide help and hope to all families affected by Huntington’s disease. Listed here are some of the ways you can get involved in the fight against HD.

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HDSA flowerpetal.com

Flowerpetal.com is pleased to offer a wide variety of fresh flower arrangements and gift baskets, all professionally arranged and delivered by a local florist. Flowers are the perfect way to express your sentiments for any occasion, whether that be romance, congratulations, thank you, sympathy, or just because.

FlowerPetal agrees to pay HDSA 12% of gross sales, net of any local, state, federal taxes & other applicable fees for any flower and gift orders generated by the HDSA and fulfilled by FlowerPetal.

You and your friends can visit any time of the year and send flowers and gifts for birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and holidays; with every purchase you make, you will be helping us improve the lives of those affected by Huntington’s disease and their families.

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iGive.com

Like to help HDSA in a big way? Buy something for yourself. Better yet, buy a lot of somethings for yourself! But first join www.igive.com/hdsa

Because whenever you purchase everyday items at the Mall at iGive, up to 30% (actual amount of donation varies on a day to day basis and from store to store, for an up to date listing on actual donation by store please click here) of every purchase is donated to HDSA, at no cost to you!

Wait, there’s more. At iGive.com you get free membership… access to the over 600 brand-name merchants like Barnes & Noble, Eddie Bauer, Lands’ End and PETsMART… super savings and deals every day … and of course, free donations to HDSA!

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Kathy Gibson Prints

Kathy Gibson understands Huntington’s disease and the challenges it poses for both the affected individual and their caregiver. She has used her experience as a caregiver to her sister to create a series of signed, limited archival edition gicleé prints that capture the essence of a person with HD. Her wish, in creating these works, is to validate and remind all caregivers that your journey has meaning as well as to stimulate conversation and understanding among those affected by HD and the caregiving community.

Each gicleé image is 11” x 14” (though a few are larger at 14” x 14”). Each costs $125 including tax, shipping and handling. Shown at left are a representative sample of her works. You can view all of these limited edition prints in the Gallery by going to kgibsonart.com. As part of our partnership with Kathy, 15% of your purchase will be donated back to HDSA. To purchase one of these extraordinary prints, contact Kathy at kgibsonart@mediacombb.net.

Kathy Gibson is a distinguished multiple media artist living on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. You may have met Kathy when she exhibited a select number of her original works at the 2016 HDSA Annual Convention in Baltimore this past June.